Firefighters have accepted a 12% pay rise and will no longer carry out their first national strike in 20 years.
The Fire Brigades Union said about 96% of its members who took part in the ballot voted in favour of the new pay offer.They will get a 7% rise backdated to last July and from July this year will receive another 5% increase.
Firefighters had voted in January for a nationwide strike, with a date yet to be set, as they said they have had more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts. FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said:"The overwhelming vote by FBU members to accept the improved offer means that the dispute is resolved on terms that are favourable to firefighters.
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